Coin-controlled delivery apparatus



B. P. COOPER COIN CONTROLLED DELIVERY APPARATUS Original Filed Oct. 18

Nov; 13

Patented Nov. 13, i923..

UNET@ ,strates rNr BENSON P. COOPER, OF ITHACA, NEW YORK.

COIN-CONTROLLED DELIVERY APPARATUS.

January 22, 1919.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it lnown that BENSON P. Coornn, a citizen of the United States, and resident of ithaca, in the countyof Tompkins and State of N ew York, has invented a new and useful improvement in Coin-Controlled fDelivei-y Apparatus; 'and he does hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to apparatus for delivering articles by means of coin-released mechanism, its object being to provide an apparatus of this character which is not liable to get out of order, and so simple in l5 construction that any diiiiculty arising in its use may be readily corrected without the employment of skilled labor.

To these ends my invention comprises the novel features hereinafter set forth an'd claimed.

In the accompanying drawing Fig. 1 is a vertical side elevation of my improved apparat-us, the container for the article to be sold being broken away; Fig. 2 is a vertical section of my improved apparatus; Fig. 3 is a like view, showing dotted line positions of the different parts; Fig. Li isa sectional view taken on the line l-Ll'llig. 1; Fig. 5

is a view of the end ofthe cylinder, and F ig.

6 is a cross-section of the solid end of the cylinder taken through the slot.

ln the drawing the numeral 2 designates the casing which encloses the operating parts, and to which is connected the chute 3 f lfor containing the articles to be sold, the articles being delivered therefrom to the delivery trough 4 which is cylindrical in form with the opening 5, to permit of the discharge of the article therefrom when said delivery trough is turned in the manner more fully hereinafter set forth. This delivery trough 4f is mounted to oscillate, and is provided with the trunnions 6 engaging suitable bearings 7 in the casing 2.

A sheave-portion `8 is formed integral with the trough, although it may be connected if desired, and may be separate therefrom. The sheave-portion 8 is provided with the groove 9 which forms a guide or bearing for the coiled spring l10, one end of said spring being connected to the web 11 in the groove 9 of said sheave 8, while the other end of said spring is connected as at 13 to the inside wall of the casing 2.

Divided and this application iiled Serial No. 272,560.

.fin operating handle let is connected to one of the trunnions 6 for turning the delivery trough 4.

The end-plate 15 of the delivery trough has the slot 15fl engaging the stud 16 on the casing 2, said stud acting as a stop-to control the oscillatory movement of the delivery trough. The plate 15 is provided with the shoulder 1"? which is adapted to engage one end 18 of the dog 19, said dog being pivoted at 20 to the casing 2. A spring 21 con- 65 ected to the dog 19 bears with its free end against the abutment 22 in the casing and normally holds said dog down in locking position. The one end 18 of this dog being in the path of the shoulder 17 of the 7@ end plate 15, when the handle 14 is moved the shoulder 17 will engage with the lower end 18 of the dog 19, and further movement of the plate 15, and consequently of the delivery trough 4l, is prevented so that the 75 delivery trough cannot be operated to discharge an article therefrom until freed by the coin as will more fully hereinafter appear.

ln order to prevent tampering with the @il locking dog .19, and lifting it out of the way so as to permit the movement of the delivery trough without the insert-ion of a coin, l provide a guard 23, which consists of an inwardly extending flange on the casing which extends in under the dog 19 and prevents any one from lifting the dog by the insertion of a wire or other instrument to release the delivery trough and permit its being turned so as todeliver an article therefrom Without the insertion of a coin. The coin receiver 24 has the slot 25 which registerswith the vertical slot 26 that extends completely through the plate 15. Below the plate 15 in the casing is the 95 money drawer 27.

The coin receiver 24 is extended up to such height that the front end of the dog 19 cannot be reached by a wire or other instrument inserted in the slot 25, it being apparent as shown in Fig. 2 that any such instrument when inserted at the extreme angle permitted would not be able to reach the end 18 of the dog 19 to lift same.

The slot 26 in the plate 15 is iiared to 105 form a seat 29 at the upper end of said slot to receive the coin. Coins of smaller denomination than that required to operate Vouter end of the dog 19 and said dog will ride up over the periphery of the coin, and will he lifted so as to permit the Ycoin to pass and the delivery trough to be rotated su'iciently to deliver the article contained therein down into the 4lower end ot the ,in such position as shown in dotted lines Fig. S-to discharge the coin into the money drawer 27. Upon releasing the operating lever lll, the spring 10 will throw the delivery trough back into normal position, well as the plate 15, and the spring V21 will throw the dog 19 down again into| lock ing position. ln such position if anyone attempts to operate the machine without a coin by moving the lever 14, the shoulder.

17 will come into engagement with the end of the dog 19 and prevent movement of the delivery trough.

By having the slots 25 and 26 in alignment with each other, the apparatus may be readily cleaned or relieved of any plug or obstruction without removing the machinel from the wall to which it is ordinarily secured. By simply opening the money drawer the attendant-may torce a thin piece of steel up throughy these registering slots and remove any obstruction in the slotsuch as tin, .taclis,paper hairepins, etc. whereas ordinarily with an apparatusv oit this character an Vexpertv mechanic is required todo this Work. A great saving is effected in this way in that the machine may bev installed in isolated places where it is, not possible or not economic-ally possible to employ an expert-to look after the machines in such isolatedlocalities.

This application isa division of an ap- Y plication filed'v by me on the 18th day of October 1917, Serial No. 197,368. 1

In coin-controlled delivery apparatus, th combination'of a casing, an Voscillatory delivery trough mounted therein and having a certain amount of l'ree play, a grooved sheave portion carried by said trough, a spring having one end secured to said sheave portion within saidV groove, and havingits other end connected to said casing, a trunnion adjacent' to said sheavevportion and extending beyond said easing, a handle rigidly securedto said trunnion, means for locking said trough beyond the extent of said treey play, said troughhaving a curved slot, anda stop on said'casing engaging said slot. Y Y

ln testimony whereof, l the said Buisson P. Cooriur have hereunto set my hand'.

BENSON P. COOPER. Witnesses:

L. M. Somme, L. E. BLAKE-MAN. 

